Portrait of C. S. Forester

Writing

C. S. Forester

Career

Active from 1932 to 2020, with a break from 1978 to 1997, busiest in 1998 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
C. S. Forester Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Naval Historical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • British Naval History 2
  • Sea Battles 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

21
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title Β· average score 71
Greyhound
Greyhound (2020)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel

2000s

4 titles Β· average score 80
Hornblower: Loyalty
Hornblower: Loyalty (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

Novel

Hornblower: Duty
Hornblower: Duty (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

Novel

Hornblower: Mutiny
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

Author

Hornblower: Retribution
Hornblower: Retribution (2001)
GoodWatch score 82

Author

1990s

4 titles Β· average score 78
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

Author

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

Author

Hornblower: The Even Chance
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

Novel

1970s

1 title
The African Queen
The African Queen (1977)

Novel

1960s

1 title Β· average score 78
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
GoodWatch score 78

Book

1950s

4 titles Β· average score 67
The Pride and the Passion
The Pride and the Passion (1957)
GoodWatch score 33

Novel

Sailor of the King
Sailor of the King (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Novel

The African Queen
The African Queen (1952)
GoodWatch score 85

Novel

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951)
GoodWatch score 86

Adaptation, Novel

1940s

4 titles Β· average score 61
Forever and a Day
Forever and a Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

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SynnitΓΆn lankeemus (1943)

Novel

Commandos Strike at Dawn
Commandos Strike at Dawn (1942)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

Eagle Squadron
Eagle Squadron (1942)

Story

1930s

2 titles Β· average score 66
Brown on Resolution
Brown on Resolution (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Payment Deferred
Payment Deferred (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

Novel